Elizabeth Lopatto, Science Editor at The Verge, moderates two talks presented by Computer History Museum about private companies in the space business:

7:00pm: Learn about asteroid mining and the world’s first commercial deep space exploration program with Chris Lewicki, CEO of Planetary Resources.

8:00pm: Get the inside info on the opportunities and challenges of the private space race with Ron Goedendorp, VP of Space Opportunity at NanoRacks.

Space Search
(Forum Theater)
7:30pm: Look for extraterrestrial life with Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute, an organization dedicated to the search for other technological civilizations.

8:30pm: Explore Exoplanet discoveries and Supernova explosions with a talk from Geert Barensten of NASA Keplar.

*Please note: drinks are not permitted in the Forum Theater.

SpaceTravel Trivia
(Piazza)
7:00pm, 8:00pm & 9:00pm
Always wanted to be an astronaut? See if you could cut it on the ISS by testing your knowledge with a round of space-themed trivia that rolls through science and pop culture with Brainstormer.

Space Science Today
(Project Lab)
6:00 - 10:00pm
Get the latest on NASA’s Kepler Mission and the Kepler space telescope, launched into space and designed to survey the Milky Way in search of new planets. Check out the latest from NASA Ames and learn about the ways you can cultivate your own astronomical habit with the Robert Ferguson Observatory, Northern California’s most active public observatory.

Stop by the San Franpsycho table to get a live screen print of the interstellar "Claude Nebula" design and check out some of their other space inspired wares.Bring a dark item of clothing for a white ink screen print - $10. Pre-printed cotton tee - $25.

The California Academy of Sciences is a renowned scientific and educational institution dedicated to exploring, explaining, and sustaining life on Earth. Based in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, it is home to a world-class aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.